Gonzobanker

JANUARY 18, 2024

Fintechs have an increasing appetite for new products, better tech integration and diligent compliance. That adds up to opportunity for larger banks (>$100 billion in assets) to get into the space more aggressively. Big surprise, eh? Bank-offered BNPL will grow significantly. The response has been tepid, at best.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, not only are payee and payor matched up correctly, but the name string is consistently in the format: Title, First Name, Middle Name/Initial, Last Name, and suffix. The challenge is that most of the data in documents are “dark data” or unstructured data that is hard to find, analyze and manipulate.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2022

As the pace of banking innovation speeds up, the OODA Loop, and its supporting concepts, can help a bank’s management team have a common framework to make decisions faster and more effectively. He is regarded as one of the best military strategists the world has known up there with Sun Tzu, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon.

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Abrigo

MARCH 21, 2023

With signs continuing to point toward additional rate hikes, albeit smaller, many financial institutions are uncertain how they can and should manage their balance sheets to effectively combat interest rate risk both in the present moment and to come in 2023 and beyond. You might also like this video on managing interest rate risk.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Bankers and industry observers have several recommendations for how community banks can come up with risk ratings and rankings that foster safe growth in a volatile economic climate. If you’ve carved a niche in a sector that is struggling, be sure you’re alert to the warning signs. “We By Judith Sears.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

After the customer has been signed, the firm will help with onboarding and service as well as ongoing customer care. Specific banks, for instance, will specialize in certain verticals: A regional bank might serve many homeowners associations (HOAs), which have special needs around compliance and how money is moved (along with dual approvals).

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Takeaway 3 Signing up for 2022 conferences is another smart use of surplus budget funds, because some events are offering early-bird discounts. Two years ago, more bankers surveyed for that report named core deposit growth as their greatest challenge than any other issue. Beef up your loan pricing strategy.

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Alex Jimenez

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Regulation and Compliance: Not one of the more exciting topics, but there seems to be a growing emphasis on FinTech regulation and compliance, particularly around industry stability and consumer protection. Money 20/20 USA has become the biggest FinTech gathering in the US. The sitting areas seemed smaller than the last two years.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 22, 2022

Add to that a bank’s resource constraints, compliance demands, budget goals, legacy IT infrastructure and talent gaps, and innovation for a bank is extremely difficult. Many banks don’t think in terms of innovation and are not set up for innovation. Every bank wants to be “innovative,” but the truth is innovation is difficult.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

According to Kevin Wilzbach, director of technology product management for Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions, providing digital lending opportunities helps community banks stay true to their mission by providing the best customer experience. Offer the ability to speed up the entire process. By William Atkinson.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 4, 2016

If you’re like many workers in corporate America, much of the formal training you receive is mandatory and compliance-related, as opposed to learning and development that can help you work more efficiently or easily. Take your smartphone, for example. On the job, it’s the same way. Learn something new. Collaborate.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. You have a bank that was born out of COVID and could have gone the other direction but ended up thriving.”. Photo by Sammy Tillery. By Tom Groenfeldt. Name: Lexicon Bank.

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Abrigo

MAY 20, 2022

Fraud on Alert for 2022 A review of SAR data , government agenc y releases, a nd fraud findings found these f raud c oncerns and trends to wat ch in 2022. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 An Abrigo review of SAR data, government agency releases, and fraud findings revealed fraud trends to watch for.

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Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

How offering FedNow instant payments affects fraud & AML/CFT compliance What financial crime staff can do to prepare fraud and AML functions for implementing the FedNow Service for instant payments. Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Instant payments service What is FedNow?

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2022

The NCOA estimates the cost of elder financial abuse to older Americans to be up to $36.5 billion annually. A recent American Bankers Association Foundation (ABA) research study found that older Americans hold 65% of the deposited wealth in the United States. Would you like other articles on BSA/AML training in your inbox?

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Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2020

Eight weeks at the beginning of this PPP process may have seemed sufficient, but with states opening back up at various paces and staging and delays of the businesses openings referred to as non-essential, the longer covered period is a welcome update.’” 75%) of loan proceeds required to be spent on payroll.

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Abrigo

JUNE 3, 2016

Sageworks and CliftonLarsonAllen on June 7 will conclude their CECL Workshop Series of webinars with a review of the latest information on CECL, key insights and examples to help institutions prepare for compliance. After all, SEC filers won’t be required to begin using the standard until fiscal year and interim periods beginning after Dec.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile…” -David Byrne.

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FluentBanking

APRIL 18, 2020

Banking diploma is a very common and recognized professional certification from The Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB). Though there are so many contradictions about this course, every banker wants to pass this certification. Today we are going to provide you a better insight into IBB, Bangladesh, and their banking diploma course.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

Let’s just get this out of the way right up front: most bankers rank going through a formal system selection process right up there with a trip to the dentist. So, having dispensed with the pleasantries we’ll move right along and in the spirit of Kramer, just say “Giddy Up!”. Online Applications and Borrower Portal.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

In addition, we saw more and more B2B FinTech models proving out at the banks, coupled with larger and later-stage investments as the FinTech world scales up.”. where slower economic growth and industry uncertainties due to Brexit have been an issue, it is an encouraging sign.”. Much of the growth, particularly in the U.S. Blockchain.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Curry offers a brief update about a few current regulatory issues on his mind, including his agency’s concerns about signs of growing credit risk throughout the banking industry. IB: What steps should community bankers take to ensure their institutions are secure from cyberattacks? Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits. If their platitudes about scale are correct, then the largest FIs should logically demonstrate better shareholder returns, right?

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 7, 2024

While it is tempting to sign the contract for Copilot at a starting cost of $30 per person and distribute the technology bank wide, bank management should understand the greater context of the strategy and investment. This tight integration allows bankers to boost productivity, be more accurathave more creativity.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, not only are payee and payor matched up correctly, but the name string is consistently in the format: Title, First Name, Middle Name/Initial, Last Name, and suffix. The challenge is that most of the data in documents are “dark data” or unstructured data that is hard to find, analyze and manipulate.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The Garb: Despite the exhortations in the conference guide that attendees should be in resort casual, it never ceases to amaze me that bankers still take themselves so seriously. Bankers, it’s time to think about a bit more diversity, with the board room being a good place to start. Spoiler Alert: All the attendees are in on the game.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Illustration by Jill DeHaan. By Elizabeth Judd. Quick Stat.

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Jessica Ellerm

MARCH 14, 2016

Too often policy holders or individuals are seen through the prism of dollar signs and annual bonuses, rather than as the people they actually are. A study involving 200 bankers , conducted by author and investigative journalist Joris Luyendijk highlights this exact point. But for general banking and fintech, where to from here?

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 31, 2015

Bankers spend 75% of their time during the new customer/account process on the computer versus building relationships. It could stem from an overreaction to a regulator or an overzealous compliance employee with too much power. Let’s dig into the details for a minute and research the causes and solutions for each of these.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Nevertheless, cash—and coins for rounding up transactions—still plays a primary role in many millions of transactions every day on America’s Main Street. “We Around Christmas it jumps up, too.”. The use of cash in small or rural communities remains strong, community bankers say. That will change as time goes on.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Well, you can cross the last one off your list, because THE AWARDS ARE HERE.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2022

Loan application software can speed up the process by creating a digital experience that makes document management and processing easier. Takeaway 3 Loan administration software can streamline the handling of loans in the process of reclassification and minimize programmatic missteps. Lending and Credit Software. Learn more.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Download now Takeaway 1 AML/CFT and fraud professionals often keep up to date on industry trends by reading Abrigo's blog. Others explain common and emerging fraud trends that compliance staff are working to prevent. You might also like this infographic on the true costs of fraud at financial institutions.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Takeaway 3 Insights related to risk rating processes, ag lending, and signs of contractor failure were also popular. Abrigo’s team of former bankers and other experts produced dozens of webinars , whitepapers, and blog articles in 2023 to help lending and credit staff.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2016

Samantha and Nick would boot up “Jack” every couple of days. The storyline, of course, seems a bit at odds with the title of the show (which not surprisingly lasted only one season) but it stayed with me. He’d teach them about a variety of things going on in the world – science, math, archaeology, literature. He’s a pretty smart guy.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. Keeping up communication. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. LESS THAN $250 MILLION.

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